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In the Spotlight

Southern Living

Southern Living

“The South’s Best Cities 2026”

In the Spotlight

Good Grit

“The South’s Best Kept Musical Secret”

Southern Living

Southern Living

“The South’s Prettiest Towns”

Matador Network

Matador Network

“The 25 Coolest Towns in America”

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

“The 30 Most Beautiful Main Streets Across America”

Reader's Digest

Reader’s Digest

“20 Most Beautiful Main Streets Across America”

Travel + Leisure

Travel & Leisure

“Best Places to See Fall Foliage in the United States”

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HGTV

“40 Most Charming Small-Town Downtowns in America”

Southern Living

Southern Living

“The 17 Best Small Towns in the South for a Romantic Getaway”

The New York Times

The New York Times

“A Small-Town Gem Near Nashville”

Travel + Leisure

Travel & Leisure

“America’s Quirkiest Towns”

Southern Living

Southern Living

“The South’s Best Cities 2025”

Travel Channel

Travel Channel

“Top 10 Cities for People With a Sweet Tooth”

Southern Living

Southern Living

“The South’s Prettiest Towns”

USA Today

USA Today

“10 Best Main Streets in the USA”

Afar

Afar

“Little Cities That Think Big: 8 Forward-Thinking Destinations Across the U.S.”

USA Today

USA Today

“Top 10 Best Small Town Escape”

The New York Times

New York Times

“Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead”

Thrillest

Thrillist

“The Coolest Suburbs In America’s 35 Biggest Metro Areas”

Southern Living

Southern Living

“Franklin, Tennessee, Is A Magical Fall Destination”

Garden & Gun

Garden & Gun

“Add These Southern Music Festivals to Your Bucket List”

The Oprah Magazine

Oprah Magazine

“The Most Charming Christmas Towns Across the World”

Country Living

Country Living

“The Most Charming Small Towns Across America”

HuffPost

Huffington Post

“11 Southern Towns You’re Forgetting About But Shouldn’t”

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

“Tennessee’s Quaint Franklin Still Shows Scars of Civil War”